Leadership

Nandita Bakhshi President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West
Chief Executive Officer of BancWest
Co-Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc.

Nandita Bakhshi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West, Chief Executive Officer of BancWest, and co-Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc. Bakhshi also serves on the Board of Directors of Bank of the West, BancWest and BNP Paribas USA, and is a member of Bank of the West’s Executive Management Committee.

Ryan Bailey Executive Vice President and Head of the Retail Banking Group

Ryan Bailey is Executive Vice President and Head of the Retail Banking Group, comprised of over 5,000 team members, for Bank of the West.

Pierre Ramadier Senior Executive Vice President
Group Head, Wealth Management

Pierre Ramadier is Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head of Wealth Management for Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. He is also a member of Bank of the West's Executive Management Committee.

Jean-Marc Torre Senior Executive Vice President
Commercial Banking Group

Jean-Marc Torre is Head of the Commercial Banking Group (CBG) at Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas (BNPP), responsible for the lines of business serving the Bank's commercial clients and wholesale banking.

Emma Pertat Senior Executive Vice President, General Auditor

Ms. Pertat serves as Senior Executive Vice President and General Auditor at Bank of the West. She also is a non-voting member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.

Raj Gopal Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Risk Management

Raj Gopal is a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Bank of the West, part of the BNP Paribas group.

Dan Cozine Managing Director, Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking Group

Dan Cozine serves as the Managing Director and Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking Group (CCBG) for Bank of the West, as well as the Head of Financing Solutions (FS) Americas for BNP Paribas.

Karin Lockovitch Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Karin Lockovitch is Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. Karin joined the Bank in 2017 and is a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee.

Sheri Paulo Executive Vice President, Chief HR Officer

Sheri Paulo serves as Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer for Bank of the West. She is a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee.

Benjamin Stuart Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Ben Stuart became Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in 2017, joining Bank of the West with more than 20 years of experience growing businesses within regulated industries.

Vanessa Washington Senior Executive Vice President

Vanessa Washington is Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Bank of the West. She joined the Bank in 2006 and is a member of the Bank's Executive Management Committee.